MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	255% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B98
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 12:00
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 272 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 769 84% 663 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB CLim: 1072 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Lighting 42.7 Reflection 30.6 Parallax 53.2 35% 42.2 fps	MRender 29.4 Gravity 41.3 Splatting 38 30% 36.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 370 450 445 379 443 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,111 Write 2,121 Mixed 1,236 SusWrite 478 332% 1,486 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 82.6 276% 96.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1348 DQ Write 1,169 DQ Mixed 1,229 929% 1,249 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 340%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 140GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 254 254 256 255 254 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 439 Write 266 Mixed 293 SusWrite 256 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 34.6 129% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 183 167% 257 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 91%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 237 241 234 241 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 228 Write 234 Mixed 99.2 SusWrite 238 146% 200 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.7 351% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 174GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 83 83 84 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 87.7 Write 75.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 84 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 58%
WD WD3200JS-63PDB1 320GB 3,111 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 298GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 62 63 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 63 Write 57.7 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 62.3 42% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 32.9 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $239

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	8,106x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	7,833x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	3,797x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	2,416x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	2,317x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	2,135x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	1,215x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,045x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	996x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,977x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	1,452x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	959x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $821

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16